PM MITRA Park Launched in Amravati, Maharashtra
19 July 2023: Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal has congratulated Maharashtra for being awarded prestigious Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Amravati. While addressing the launch ceremony of PM MITRA Textile Park, Amravati, the Minister emphasized that the addition of PM MITRA Park would further strengthen rapid progress of Maharashtra.
Piyush Goyal said that given Maharashtra’s significant contributions across the entire textile value chain, from Farm to Fiber to Factory to Fashion to Foreign, it is a natural choice for a textile park. He further highlighted that the well-connected infrastructure of Amravati, including its road, rail, port and airport networks, will significantly boost the textile industry in the state.
The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of State for Railways and Textiles, Darshana Jardosh. Minister of Textiles, Government of Maharashtra Chandrakant Patil; Minister of Industries, Government of Maharashtra, Uday Samant; Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Rachna Shah and Principal Secretary, Industries, Government of Maharashtra, Dr. Harshdeep Kamble were also present on the occasion.
Darshana Jardosh, acknowledging India’s historical prowess as a textile hub, emphasized that the establishment of PM MITRA Parks in various states, including Amravati, Maharashtra, is a crucial step toward making India a global textiles manufacturing hub. She added that the integrated park would attract more investment to Maharashtra, generate employment opportunities and foster innovation, research, and training in the textiles sector.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Government of Maharashtra, and the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, for the establishment of PM MITRA Park. PM MITRA Textile Park in Amravati is expected to attract an investment of Rs.10,000 crore and create both direct and indirect employment for approximately 300,000 individuals.
Spanning across a contiguous 1020 acres of land at Nandgaon Peth, adjacent to Additional Amravati Industrial Area (MIDC), the Park is situated just 30 kilometers away from Mumbai Nagpur Samruddhi Highway and 147 kilometers from the nearest port, the Wardha Dry Port. As a brownfield park, it already possesses essential infrastructure such as roads, water and electricity.
